Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-03-11

eous blood, and not one of the refuse
horses that are sent here to poison our
stock, but one of first-rate decided
bly, horse of the highest reputation in
England that has ever been brought
young. He is, | believe, only eight
years old, of far superior class to a
horse like Messenger. Before reading
that communication had not the slight
est knowledge of the circumstances I'M
der which they were to come to this
country. Truly yours,
j. l.. ELwYN."
Boston, May 20, 1928.
Barefoot and Scrub, sent to this coun-
try by Admiral Sir Isaac Coffin, will
stand at Brighton; Barefoot, foaled 1920,
by Trump, ETC.; Scrub, foaed 1921, by
Phantom.
In volume s, published in 1880, in "A
series of articles on ''The Horse, is,
page 244: "Ihe Canadian is found prin-
cpally in Canada and the Northern
States. He is supposed to be of French
descent, and many of the celebrated
American trotters are of this breed
The article goes on to speak of the Eng
fish horse, the celebrated Shark, and Tai
ly-ITo, a son of the IIighhyers that peo-
pied the Jerseys.
Sportsman, full-blooded, is advertised
to stand at Worcester, Shrewsbury and
Marlborough, Mass, in 1890.
:. Williams advertises Roman for sale :;
and the same horse is again advertised by
the same man to stand at marlborough
at $40.
In 1885 there were no advertisements.
In 1882 j. Parkinson advertises Young
Barefoot, three years old (first colt got
by Barefoot in America), bred by John
Prince, Jamaica, from large American
mare, at Brighton at Sl2.
Conqueror is advertised at Ten Hills
Stock Farm, Charlestown, by Sam'l
Jacques; ''bred near Montreal; foaled
1925; by a noted Normandy horse out of
a blood mare; rising u hands, iron gray.
This horse has taken three premiums in
Canada. He has probably as much or
more than any other horse now living of
the strains of blood so we'll known in
New England by the name of the "Mor-
gan breed" From the best accounts the
original Morgan horse was made up of
the same strains of blood as Conqueror
The full-blooded horse Sportsman also
stands as above; for pedigree see late
volume of the Farmer. May l6, 1892"
Eli NJ. Richardson of Franklin adver,
tses Young Cleveland. Cleveland Bay
; l5-2, by Sir Isaac, son of MolineuX dam
a native mare.
1t is announced that Barefoot is about
to return from New York.
Sportsman, foaled the property of Gen
Coles. of Downs, l.. l., by the Bussoral
Arabian, out of Sportmistres> by IIicko
l ry, her dam Miller's Damsel by Messen
a ger Sam'l jacques.
4 b. W. Hobart advertises Quicksilver a
: Brighton at SD; bright bay. tire,
, years old; by Barefoot. dam by the
Cleveland Bay Sir Isaac.
John Pelton advertises Pioneer n
e birmingham; l5-2, by imported Debash
dam by Cub.
Volumes |. ,. 3 and are not in the
: library. The index to the American
e Farmer, vols. , and 3. lS2l-22, show NJ
V horse matter of interest," index to vol. 3
= 1896, of Albany Cutivator. the same.
q In vol. IL, 1893, the issue for March 81
contains an extract from letter from
b. gentleman in Talbot Co., Md, who says
+ II have long looked over your papel
q in hopes of seeing some account of tn,
New England Trotting horse, and as
= have not been gratitied, you will nov
5 much oblige me by answering the follow
Y ing queries:
-. DO you know anything of this rae
of horses?
: -. In what estimation are they gen
= orally held as to speed, bottom and dura
bility on the road either in harness or un
9 der the saddle:
-. Are they characterized with lon!
life and spirit?
l. II. What general color characterize
this family of horses; and what could
a stallion of five or six years old be had 70
- delivered in Philadelphia or Baltimore
IL at the shortest notice?
=, IS. What is their general form, wheth
If er that of the race horse or pony?
+ "We are not acquainted with the race o
, horse alluded to, and would be mucl
/ obliged to any friend to answer throug
the paper. Ed"
e ''The following horses are for sale o
l. to let the coming season; if not parte
with will stand for mares at the farm o
l. a. Dey, Lodi, Bergen Co., New Jersey
i seven miles from New York:
''Path Killer, CHI, six years, 1913, b.
+ Eclipse, dam by Hyacinth; his colt
promise to be great trotters.
e "Navarino, bay, five years, 1913, sir
1, Delyroot's Sir Harry.
"Iarpinus, blood bay, 1862, seven year
this spring QS33), sire, lIambletonian
dam, Messenger mare; great trottel
Is and his colts large and fine, well calcu
If lated for coach horses; 800 offered 70
d one pair two and three years old.
"a ''king Philip, sorrel, said to be !
years old; a full blood Narragansett, an
: the only known thoroughbred in thi